The light on the liftgate collects water while raining. The water stays inside the light and has made the LED lights go out where the water was collected. This happened twice now. The light was replaced by the dealer where purchased and within one year it happened again. The part is close to $1000 and from what I can tell it will just happen again. The design is flawed and really needs to be fixed. I have noticed multiple other vehicles identical to mine with the exact same issue. While searching for others who may have the same problem in search of a fix I have realized there is so many others with the exact same issue. I have also realized there is no fix. Anyone who has had this problem and replaced the light ends up having the problem again. I do not think this is fair to the consumer to have to spend close to $1000 every year to have a working light on the back of the car. I am submitting this in hopes something will be done to fix the design flaw. This issue is on my 2014 dodge durango r/t which I bought brand new. Like I said I have replaced the light once already and I do not feel like I should have to keep paying to keep a working light.
2014 Dodge Durango lights complaints
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There is water build up in my liftgate rear tail lights. It caused my light to go out and burn out.
The rear sensor beeps non stop even though there is nothing behind it. I took it to the dealer and they said that they couldn't diagnose it even though I sent them a video to show them what I had been dealing with. I have also been dealing with the key fob, every time I go to lock my car it beeps once to lock and after the first beep it beeps 3 times and then unlocks my car. When the car is on and I go to open the driver side door, even with the key in the car, the car beeps and tells me the key fob is not in the vehicle. The race track light was beginning to fog up and with time we started to notice that it was filling up with moisture. It filled up to about and 1" and we managed to release the water but part of the race track light is burned out now. I still have the warranty but the dealer said that those lights are not covered and the pricing would range from $1000-$1200 to fix.
I noticed recently that condensation was accumulated in the rear racing tail light on the back hatch of the truck. I then noticed approximately 1" of water build up that collected into the bottom of the same racing strip tail light on the rear of the hatch. I researched this online to see if it was a common issue and there is several reports of the same issue. There is also youtube.com videos explaining how to drain the light. I called dodge yesterday after draining the light (I have a video), they stated that could not help me because the vehicle just went out of warranty. The solution would be to replace the entire light costing around $1000-$ 1200.00. They advised me to make a complaint with the federal safety agency to see if a recall could be issued. Please look at this link, several reports of this issue: http://www.carproblemzoo.com/dodge/durango/tail-light-switch-problems.php youtube, how to drain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8zupyctixs there is clearly an issue with this assembly. Can you please do your best to issue a recall so this can be fixed. There has been no damage or incident to the rear end to cause such an issue like this.
Water easily fills the back tail light and starts to crack. The lights are very expensive and not covered under warranty and it seems as though it's a common problem with no point to pay the money to replace since it continues to happen. The headlights seem to also get water in them. The lightbulbs burn out quickly and need to be replaced this is a massive safety issue that needs to be addressed
The rear hatch taillight/brake light assembly, also known as the "race track" light, collects water somehow inside of the assembly. I have found water inside of the assembly after any volume of rain, be it a drizzle or a downpour, and after any length of carwashing. I'm not talking about a small bit of water either. Due to the water accumulation in the assembly, part of the LED assembly has now gone dark. Due to the shape of the light the water accumulates in the bottom corners of the light and just sits there until a bright sunny day comes along to evaporate the water. Which still leaves a large amount of condensation inside of the assembly. So it is just a matter of time before the whole assembly goes dark and quits working, that's the best case scenario. I have read on every mopar, dodge, and durango specific community forums and message boards that this is not a one off issue. It seems that 90% of durango's with this light assembly have the same issue. With some cases reporting visible smoke coming from the assembly due to a catastrophic failure from extended water damage, complete light failure, and many other issues caused by shotty manufacturing. To have the assembly replaced is no cheap venture. The light assembly alone runs around $500 or more, depending on the condition, plus I'm figuring another $300 to $600 in labor cost on top of the part cost. None of this work is covered under any of mopar, dodge, or chrysler warranties. Even the bumper to bumper warranty I paid roughly $4,000 for. This situation has numerous saftey concerns from no visibility at night for the driver's behind to a serious fire hazard with electrical equipment constantly in water. I hope this issue is remedied before my vehical or anyone else's vehical has melting taillights or another vehical wedged in the rear from my rear lights burning out. Please research all the forums out there.
The center section of the rear tail light assembly has water in it. A seal must have failed. Some of the LED light is non-functioning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge durango. The contact noticed water leaking into the rear tail lights of the vehicle. The contact stated that the l.e.d. Exterior lighting failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to fisk auto mall (4599 fort campbell blvd, hopkinsville, ky), but was not repaired since it was not under warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.
There is standing water in my rear taillight assembly. Thousands of other durango owners with the same assembly nationwide have experienced the same issue and chrysler refuses to recall the faulty part. This is a safety hazard as it has already burnt out the bulbs on both sides of the assembly.
The rear tail light assembly fills up with water, eventually causing the rear tail lights to dim or stop working. Safety issue.
The "racetrack" light on the liftgate isn't sealed and water gets in to it causing the LED lights to burn out.
Rear lights cracking and filling with water. Rear racetrack LED lights have failed, licence plate leds failed, and there are electrical issues with turn signals due to this.
Rear left license plate light getting moisture in it. First one stopped working. Replaced with new one. Now this one has water. Not sure why only one is getting water in it
My dodge durango rear racetrack tail lights have filled with water continuously and blown the lights in the assembly, when they are flickering it has given drivers behind me a false visual that I was turning and has caused them to try passing me and almost caused at least one accident with myself and son. It is very costly to replace the lights which have been replaced 3 times now. I have seen many durango in my area the same way. Eventually this is going to cause a serious if not fatal accident. Everyday before my wife or I leaves with the truck we have to check the rear lights and due to the near miss when the assembly fills up with water we don't drive it until the lights are fixed.
Water collects inside the tail light assembly whenever I drive in rain or go through an automatic car wash. Recently I noticed there was several ounces stuck inside the assembly on both sides of the tail light assembly mounted on the taillight and part of the LED light "track" is out. I removed 2 bolts that attach the light and water poured out for about 20 seconds. I am concerned this will progress and more of the tail light will go out. The LED lighting is no user replaceable.
The passenger side tail light and the center tail light (mounted on tailgate) fill with water. This results in the passenger side tail light often not working. The center tail light is occasionally totally inoperable and now has leds permanently burned out in the lower portion. Neither tail light fixture has ever been damaged and the problem with each one appears to be the result of manufacturing (or design) defects.
The racetrack light on the rear of the vehicle was replaced in 2017 due to water seeping inside the light component. Less than one year later, the replacement racetrack light has filled with water and the light has stopped working.
Under normal use the rear tail light was found to have an inch of standing water. During this time the LED tail light (race track) section(s) we're not working properly and/or out totally not producing light. This is a safety concern.
Water leakes into the rear "race track" light assembly that is on the rear lift door. Vehicle is stationary when problem is notced. I have to remove bottom bolt on rear of assembly to drain water and then it fills up again. A section of the lighting no longer works. I have had intermitted times where all rear light are out( no brake/ turn signal) not covered under warranty. I have notice many vehicles with same problem and have seen many complaints thru many websites. There is no fix offered thru dodge except purchase replacement part for $1200.
Water collecting in inner (racing) tail light causing bulbs not to work. Tail light is across the tailgate that opens to get access to the rear cargo area.
Rear back end lighting is not working which is dangerous while driving at night. Dealer wants over $1200 just for the part and even with a chrysler lifetime warranty it will not be covered even though it is a covered part. There is no damage, it is just not working and is cost prohibitive to fix even thought the part is covered by the extended warranty. I'm afraid I'm going to be hit from the rear end at night.
The whole taillight that goes across the back of the trunk is getting water inside of it. There's a pool of water on the left and right side.
Water leaked into the rear "race track" light assembly that is on the rear lift door. A section of the lighting no longer works. Not covered under warranty. Believe it has been leaking in slowly over time.
I purchased a 2014 dodge durango 6 months ago and have had multiple issues, all issues that I have found to be all to common by searching the issue online. The following issues have occurred with my vehicle along with many other similar customers have experienced: rear hatch tail light leaking water, ground wire under hood corrodes and brakes off, rear suspension makes wobbling noise when going over bumps, and rear climate control does not heat properly. These issues are very serious and need to be addressed and recalled by the manufacturer before serious injury occurs.
We noticed water pooling in the center tail light assembly on the passenger side about three months ago. Now that portion of the tail light stopped working. After doing some research, this seems to be a common problem with this vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 dodge durango. The contact was concerned that there was no oem replacement option for the headlight assembly on her vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (safford chrysler jeep dodge ram fiat in winchester, va, (540) 667-5532) to have the headlight assemblies repaired. The manufacturer was unable to provide replacement oem light fixtures because the parts were no longer in production. The dealer installed aftermarket headlight assemblies, which failed to attach properly to the vehicle's bumper. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to work with the dealer. No further assistance was provided. The vehicle was not properly repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
My tail light has a small crack in it causing it to leak in water and go out. This issue is not covered under my warranty however, its a known issue that should be recalled to fix.
Tail light is taking up water and condensation that is mostly pooling along the driver side. Bottom lights in turn have shorted out.
Led racetrack lighting on rear hatch has water in lens and is causing the lighting to malfunction. This poses a visability hazard. The vehicle is garage kept and has never been in an accident. There are no obvious cracks or damage to light lens. This is a dangerous problem and very common as I am finding out.
Condensation was seen forming on inside of lift gate tail light. The next day, water was found pooling inside lift gate tail light assembly. Two days later, the tail light adjacent to the pooled water went out. The vehicle was parked outside and stationary at the time of discovery.
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